Pioneer AVH-P6600DVD - Manual

WARNING NEVER install the rear display in a location that enables the driver to watch the DVD, Video CD orTV while driving. To avoid battery exhaustion Be sure to run the vehicle engine while using this unit. Using this unit without running the engine can result in battery drainage. WARNING Do not u...

Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out withoutappropriate authorization may invalidate theuser s right to operate the equipment. For Canadian model This Class B digital apparatus complies withCanadian ICES-003. About this unit The tuner frequencies on this unit are allo- cated f...

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About WMA The Windows Media " logo printed on the box indicates that this unit can play back WMA data. WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology that is developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 or...

Resetting the microprocessor Pressing RESET lets you reset the micropro- cessor to its initial settings. The microprocessor must be reset under the following conditions: ! Prior to using this unit for the first time after installation ! If the unit fails to operate properly ! When strange or incorre...

Using the remote control Point the remote control in the direction of the front panel to operate. ! The remote control may not function prop- erly in direct sunlight. Important ! Do not store the remote control in high tem-peratures or direct sunlight. ! Do not let the remote control fall onto thefl...

Head unit 1 DISPLAY button Press to select different displays. 2 PGM button Press to operate the preprogrammed func- tions for each source. (Refer to Using the PGMbutton on page 97.) 3 Sub display Displays the basic information for the each source and the other settings when the LCD panel is closed....

9 BACK button Press to return to the previous display. a BAND/ESC button Press to select among three FM bands and one AM band and to cancel the control mode of functions. b ENTERTAINMENT button Press to switch between the background displays. c FORWARD ( n ) button Press to perform fast forward. d S...

! 1 6 can perform the same operations as the preset tuning keys P1 P6 and the disc selection keys 01 06 . If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12 by using buttons 1 6 , press and hold the corresponding numbers, such as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number ap- pears in the display. DVD mode op...

Turning the unit on and selecting a source 1 1 Source icon Shows which source has been selected. You can select a source you want to listen to. If DVD DISC AUTO is turned on, load a disc in the unit to switch to DVD (refer to Switching the automatic disc playback on page 91). % When using the touch ...

Loading a disc % Insert a disc into the disc loading slot. Playback will automatically start. # If DVD AUTO PLAY is on, SOME DISCS MAY NOT FULLY OPERATE ON THIS SYSTEM is dis- played. (Refer to Automatic playback of DVDs on page 87.) # When a disc is loaded in this unit, touch the source icon and th...

Displaying the navigation image You can display navigation map and naviga- tion menu on this display. ! You can operate these functions only when a Pioneer navigation unit is connected to this unit. Displaying navigation map % Press WIDE to display navigation map. # When the map is scrolled, pressin...

Operating the menu 1 4 5 2 3 1 FUNCTION key Touch to select functions for each source. 2 AUDIO key Touch to select various sound quality con- trols. 3 SETUP key Touch to select various setup functions. 4 BACK key Touch to return to the previous display. 5 ESC key Touch to cancel the control mode of ...

When the ignition switch is turned OFF while the LCD panel is opened, the LCD panel will close after six seconds. When the ignition switch is turned ON again (or turned to ACC), the LCD panel will be opened automatically. Removing or attaching the front panel will automatically close or open the LCD...

FULL (full) A 4:3 picture is enlarged in the horizontal direc-tion only, giving you a 4:3 TV picture (normal pic-ture) without any omissions. JUST (just) The picture is enlarged slightly at the center andthe amount of enlargement increases horizontallyto the ends, enabling you to enjoy a 4:3 picture...

3 Touch or to adjust the selected item. Each time you touch or it increases or decreases the level of selected item. +24 24 is displayed as the level is increased or de- creased. 4 Touch ESC to hide the touch panel keys. Adjusting the dimmer The adjustment of DIMMER is stored sepa- rately for each a...

Attaching the front panel % Replace the front panel by holding it upright to the unit and clipping it securely into the mounting hooks. Basic Operations En 28 Section 04

Listening to the radio 1 2 4 6 5 7 3 These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows which source has been selected. 2 Band indicator Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM or FM. 3 Preset number ...

Watching a DVD video 1 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 These are the basic steps necessary to play a DVD video with your DVD player. More ad- vanced DVD video operation is explained start- ing on page 34. 1 Source icon Shows which source has been selected. 2 DVD-V indicator Shows when a DVD video is playing. 3 Title ...

# Fast forward/fast reverse may not be possible at certain locations on some discs. If this hap-pens, normal playback automatically resumes. Note If you do not use the touch panel keys within 30seconds, they will be hidden automatically. Operating the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select from the ...

Introduction of advanced DVD video operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names. The function names are displayed and oper- able ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- play it by touching the...

Frame-by-frame playback This lets you move ahead one frame at a time during playback. % Touch r during playback. Each time you touch r , you move ahead one frame. # To return to normal playback, touch f . Notes ! Depending on the disc and the playback loca-tion on the disc, the icon may be displayed...

Notes ! With discs featuring a menu, you can alsotouch MENU or TOP.M and then make selec- tions from the displayed menu. ! With some discs, the icon may be dis- played, indicating that titles, chapters andtime cannot be specified. Specifying title You can use the direct search function to search for...

! The number in the 2 mark on a DVD s pack- age indicates the number of recorded subtitlelanguages. ! With some DVDs, switching between subtitlelanguages may only be possible using a menudisplay. ! You can also switch between subtitle lan-guages using DVD SETUP . For details, refer to Setting the su...

Watching a Video CD 1 3 4 2 5 These are the basic steps necessary to play a Video CD with your DVD player. More ad- vanced Video CD operation is explained start- ing on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows which source has been selected. 2 Video CD indicator Shows when a Video CD is playing. 3 Track n...

! During playback of Video CDs featuring PBC (playback control), this function can- not be operated. 1 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch REPEAT. 2 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the repeat range. ! TRACK Repeat just the current track ! DISC Repeat the current disc No...

Listening to a CD 1 3 4 2 6 5 These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your DVD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page. 1 Source icon Shows which source has been selected. 2 CD indicator Shows when a CD is playing. 3 Track number indicator Shows the tr...

Stopping playback % Touch g . # When you stop CD playback by touching g , that location on the disc is memorized, enablingplayback from that point when you play the discagain. # To play back the disc again, touch f . Introduction of advanced CD operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names...

4 While the inputted number is dis- played, touch ENTER. This starts playback from the selected track. Entering disc titles You can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed. Use the disc title inpu...

Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs % Touch DISP. Touch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Disc Title (disc title) Disc Artist (disc artist name) TrackTitle (track title) Track Artist (track artist name) # If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX...

Introduction of advanced built-in DVD player (MP3/ WMA) operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names. The function names are displayed and oper- able ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- pl...

Scanning folders and tracks While you are using FOLDER , the beginning of each track in the selected folder plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using DISC , the beginning of the first track of each folder is played for about 10 seconds. 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on the ...

Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation 1 1 Function display Shows the function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION to display the function names. The function names are displayed and oper- able ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- play it by touchi...

Scanning CDs and tracks While you are using DISC , the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using M-CD , the beginning of the first track of each disc is played for about 10 seconds. 1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on the previous p...

1 Select the repeat range. Refer to Repeating play on page 53. 2 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT. 3 Touch ITS PLAY. 4 Touch a to turn ITS play on. Playback begins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected M-CD or DISC ranges. # If no tracks in the current range ...

1 Play the CD that you want to enter a title for. Touch a or b to select the CD. 2 Touch A.MENU and FUNCTION and then touch NEXT. 3 Touch TITLE EDIT. 4 Touch ABC to select the desired charac- ter type. Touch ABC repeatedly to switch between the following character types: Alphabet (upper case), numbe...

Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs % Touch DISP. Touch DISP repeatedly to switch between the following settings: DISC LIST (disc list) Disc Title (disc title) Disc Artist (disc artist name) TrackTitle (track title) Track Artist (track artist name) # If specific information has not been recorded on a...

Listening to the XM 1 2 3 4 5 6 You can use this unit to control a XMsatellite di- gital tuner (GEX-P910XM), which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the XM tuner s operation manuals. This section provides information on XM operations with this unit which differs from tha...

CHNUMBER (channel number select setting) CATEGORY (channel category select setting) Note You can also perform the same operations using CH MODE . To display CH MODE , touch A.MENU and then touch FUNCTION . Selecting the channel in the channelcategory 1 Touch MODE to select the channel cate- gory sel...

Watching the TV tuner 1 3 4 2 5 You can use this unit to control a TV tuner, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the TV tuner s operation manuals. This section provides information on TV operations with this unit which differs from that described in the TV tuner s op...

Playing a disc 1 3 5 6 2 4 You can use this unit to control a DVD player or multi-DVD player, which is sold separately. For details concerning operation, refer to the DVD player s or multi-DVD player s operation manual. This section provides information on DVD operations with this unit which differs...

Introduction of audio adjustments 1 1 Audio display Shows the audio function names. Important If the multi-channel processor (DEQ-P8000) isconnected to this unit, the audio function will bechanged into the multi-channel processor s audio menu. For details, refer to Introduction of DSP adjustments on...

3 Touch c or d to adjust left/right speak- er balance. Each time you touch c or d it moves the left/ right speaker balance towards the left or the right. LEFT:09 RIGHT:09 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to right. Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the e...

+6 6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased. 5 Touch and then touch or to se- lect the desired frequency. Touch or until the desired frequency ap- pears in the display. Low: 40Hz 80Hz 100Hz 160Hz Mid: 200Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz High: 3.15kHz 8kHz 10kHz 12.5kHz 6 Touch and then touch or to se...

1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch LOUDNESS. 2 Touch to turn loudness on. # To turn loudness off, touch . 3 Touch or to select a desired level. Each time you touch or selects level in the following order: LOW (low) MID (mid) HIGH (high) Using subwoofer output This unit is equipped with a subwoo...

1 Touch A.MENU and AUDIO and then touch NEXT. 2 Touch HPF. 3 Touch to turn high pass filter on. # To turn high pass filter off, touch . 4 Touch or to select cut-off fre- quency. Each time you touch or selects cut-off frequencies in the following order: 50Hz 80Hz 125Hz Note If you switch the SFEQ set...

Introduction of DSP adjustments 1 You can use this unit to control multi-channel processor (e.g. DEQ-P8000), which is sold sepa- rately. ! Some functions may differ depending on the multi-channel processor connected to this unit. By carrying out the following settings/adjust- ments in the order show...

into the SFC circuitry to recreate the acous- tics of various performance settings. 1 Press EQ and hold to switch to SFC function. Press EQ and hold until SFC appears in the display. # To switch to equalizer function, press EQ and hold again. 2 Press EQ to select the desired SFC mode. Press EQ repea...

# FR:00 is the proper setting when only two speakers are used. 3 Touch c or d to adjust left/right speak- er balance. Each time you touch c or d it moves the left/ right speaker balance towards the left or the right. LEFT:25 RIGHT:25 is displayed as the left/ right speaker balance moves from left to...

2 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the desired setting. ! Lt/Rt Down mix so that the surround components can be restored (decoded). ! Lo/Ro Stereo mix the original audio that do not contain channel modes such as sur-round components. Using the direct control You can override ...

4 Touch or to select PANORAMA (panorama). Each time you touch or selects the item in the following order: PANORAMA (panorama) DIMENSION (di- mension) CENTER WIDTH (center width) 5 Touch to turn the panorama control on. # To turn the panorama control off, touch . 6 Touch and then touch or to ad- just...

1 Touch A.MENU and DSP and then touch NEXT. 2 Touch SPEAKER SETTING. 3 Touch or to select SUB WOOFER (subwoofer). Each time you touch or selects the speaker in the following order: FRONT (front speakers) CENTER (center speaker) REAR (rear speakers) SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) PHASE (sub- woofer setting) ...

3 Touch or to select the speaker to be adjusted. Each time you touch or selects the speaker in the following order: FRONT-L (front speaker left) CENTER (center speaker) FRONT-R (front speaker right) REAR-R (rear speaker right) REAR-L (rear speaker left) SUB WOOFER (subwoofer) # You cannot select spe...

The time alignment lets you adjust the dis- tance between each speaker and the listening position. 1 Touch A.MENU and DSP and then touch NEXT. 2 Touch TIME ALIGNMENT. 3 Touch any of the following touch panel keys to select the time alignment. ! INITIAL Initial time alignment (factory set- ting) ! AU...

! When FLAT is selected no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively between FLAT and a set equalizer curve. 1 Press EQ and hold to switch to equali- zer function. Press EQ and hold until an equalizer curve na...

WIDE (wide) NARROW (narrow) # You can adjust parameters for each band of the other speakers in the same way. Note You can select a center frequency for each band.You can change the center frequency in 1/3-oc-tave steps, but you cannot select frequencies thathave intervals shorter than 1 octave among...

Introduction of DVD setup adjustments 1 You can use this menu to change audio, subti- tle, parental lock and other DVD settings. ! When watching a DVD/Video CD on the rear display independently, you cannot op- erate this menu. 1 DVD setup menu display Shows the DVD setup menu names. 1 Touch g . SETU...

chart for DVD on page 107 to input the four- digit code of the desired language. 1 Touch 0 9 to input the language code. # To cancel the inputted numbers, touch C . # You can also input the desired number by using the joystick and 0-9 . 2 While the inputted number is dis- played, touch ENTER. Settin...

Setting angle icon display You can set it up so that the angle icon ap- pears on scenes where the angle can be switched. 1 Touch SETUP and VISUAL and then touch MULTI ANGLE. 2 Touch a to turn angle icon display on. # To turn angle icon display off, touch b . Setting the aspect ratio There are two ki...

! LEVEL 1 Playback of discs for children only is possible Notes ! We recommend to keep a record of your codenumber in case you forget it. ! The parental lock level is recorded on the disc.You can confirm it by looking at the disc pack-age, included literature or on the disc itself.With discs that do...

Adjusting initialsettings 1 Initial settings lets you perform initial setup of different settings for this unit. 1 Function display Shows the function names. 1 Touch the source icon and then touch OFF to turn this unit off. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touching the ...

Initially, the unit is set for rear full-range speak- er connection ( FULL ). When rear output is connected to full range speakers (when FULL is selected), you can connect the RCA sub- woofer output to a subwoofer. In this case, you can select whether to use the subwoofer con- troller s (low pass fi...

Introduction of setup adjustments 1 1 Setup menu display Shows the setup function names. % Touch A.MENU and then touch SETUP to display the setup function names. The setup function names are displayed and operable ones are highlighted. # When A.MENU is not displayed, you can dis- play it by touching...

3 Touch or to select the segment of the clock display you wish to set. Each time you touch or it will select one segment of the clock display: Hour Minute As you select segments of the clock display the segment selected will be highlighted. 4 Touch or to set the clock. Each time you touch it increas...

Selecting AUX as the source % Touch the source icon and then touch AUX to select AUX as the source. # When the source icon is not displayed, you can display it by touching the screen. # If the auxiliary setting is not turned on, AUX cannot be selected. For more details, see Switch- ing the auxiliary...

Note In the following cases, the background displaywill not change: ! When the AV (video input) is not set to VIDEO (refer to page 93). ! When the DVD/Video CD playback is notturned on for rear display (refer to page 22). ! When a Pioneer navigation unit is not con-nected to this unit. Using the PGM...

Troubleshooting Common Symptom Cause Action (See) Power doesn t turn on. The unit doesn t operate. Leads and connectors are incor- rectly connected. Confirm once more that all connections are correct. The fuse is blown. Rectify the reason for the fuse blowing, then replace the fuse. Be very sure to ...

Problems during Video CD playback Symptom Cause Action (See) The PBC (playback control) menu display cannot be called up. The Video CD playing does not fea- ture PBC. This operation is not possible with Video CDs not featuring PBC. Repeat play and track/time search are not possible. The Video CD pla...

! Playback of discs recorded on a personal computer may not be possible, depending on the application settings and the environ- ment. Please record with the correct for- mat. (For details, contact the manufacturer of the application.) ! Playback of CD-R/CD-RW discs may be- come impossible in case of...

! This unit plays back files with the filename ex-tension (.mp3 or .wma) as an MP3 or a WMAfile. To prevent noise and malfunctions, do notuse these extensions for files other than MP3or WMA files. MP3 additionalinformation ! Files are compatible with the ID3 Tag Ver. 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 forma...

2 Second level 3 Third level Notes ! This unit assigns folder numbers. The usercan not assign folder numbers. ! It is not possible to check folders that do notinclude MP3/WMA files. (These folders will beskipped without displaying the folder number.) ! MP3/WMA files in up to 8 tiers of folders canbe...

Liquid crystaldisplay (LCD) screen ! If the display is near the vent of an air con- ditioner when it is opened, make sure that air from the air conditioner is not blowing on it. Heat from the heater may damage the LCD screen, and cool air from the cool- er may cause moisture to form inside the displ...

Terms Aspect ratio This is the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen. A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional presence and atmosphere. Bit rate This expresses data volume per second, or bps units (bits...

Specifications General Power source ............................. 14.4 V DC (10.8 15.1 V al- lowable) Grounding system ................... Negative type Head unit: Max. current consumption ........................................... 10.0 A Dimensions (W × H × D): DIN Chassis ..................... 17...

A Angle icon ................................................. . 37, . 86 Aspect ratio ............................................ . 86, . 108 Audio language ........................................ . 36, . 85 B Bookmark ........................................................ . 37 Brightness ........

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